Silverfish Wrote:For those of you that don't know, I am waiting until the appropriate time in the RJ series to read the rest of the AC (having previously read The Keep and The Tomb.) Paul has updated The Touch in a beautiful trade paperback edition that is on sale now. It is finally time!
I love this book. I don't know how else to say it. It was a very relaxing and quiet read. It wasn't the same frenetic pace as the RJ books are seeming to be lately - moving all the pieces into place for Nightworld - and it wasn't Paul's earlier style of the LaNague series, which is distinct in its own right. I'd have to say that this book is in a class of its own. Black Wind read like this too. I very much enjoyed it.
This updated version takes place during the events of Ground Zero, so now is the time to read it.
Paul, I have to say that your references to events that took place in By The Sword and Ground Zero were very well done. (One of them was a little sad.) Intellectually, I knew you wrote this book many years ago, and I was pleased that you integrated them so seamlessly. Thank you for that. This book definitely feels contemporary the the RJ series, and is a must read for any fan.
Thank you.
Stephanie
Although it is not my favorite(I do like it a lot though), I have always felt that
The Touch was the book that helped me grow up as a reader. Prior to it, everything I read was action-packed with maximum body count preferred. Both
The Keep and
The Tomb had enough action to satisfy my bloodlust, but
The Touch is more of a suspense novel where most of the action takes place inside of everyone's minds. And I thought it was great.
I look forward to reading the new version.